Definition of Knarry

1. a. Knotty; gnarled.

Definition of Knarry

1. Adjective. (obsolete) knotty; gnarled ¹

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Definition of Knarry

1. knar [adj] - See also: knar

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knarry

knaps
knapsack
knapsacked
knapsacking
knapsacks
knapweed
knapweeds
knar
knarl
knarled
knarls
knarred
knarrier
knarriest
knarring
knarry (current term)
knars
knaur
knaurs
knauvshawl
knave
knave of clubs
knave of diamonds
knave of hearts
knave of spades
knaveproof
knaveries
knavery
knaves
knaveship

Literary usage of Knarry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"With knotty, knarry ... for his lyfe Can cleave a knarry oke, Though he would seek to doo his wurst And utmost at a stroke. ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"13; whence the adj. knarry, full of knots. • With knotty knarry barein trees olde; ' Chaucer, CT 1979. ß. The spelling knur or knurr (for knar} also occurs; ..."

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